Newsflash: Newsletter Goes Online

By Jim Fee, Chair,
Marketing Committee

Our monthly newsletter has stood as one of the pillars of the WPI Venture Forum for 15 years. Although its look has been updated over the years, the mission and content have remained constant since the first publication in 1990. With this issue, we are moving into the age of immediate communication, launching an electronic version of WPI Venture Forum Vantage. We will continue to mail the printed version of the newsletter to sponsors and others who request it, but with the ease of electronic publishing we will now be able to significantly grow the reach and impact of this key publication.

Over the years the WPI Venture Forum's monthly meetings, networking events, and workshops have been an invaluable resource to technology entrepreneurs, service providers and professionals seeking career change. Forum programs have helped fledgling companies find financing and partners, sponsors and service providers have met clients, and professionals have found new careers at our meetings. But all too often, those of us involved in creating and organizing Forum events meet people a few days after a meeting who say, "I wish I had known about it."

With the help of our electronic newsletter, the Forum's Marketing Committee will launch a number of direct and cross-promotional initiatives. In addition to helping educate and inform the central New England entrepreneurial community about the WPI Venture Forum and other events, the enewsletter will feature original content articles from members and sponsors and regional resource listings targeted to help facilitate regional growth in the technology economy.

We would also like to acknowledge the technical and operational support that 3000K Inc. and its president, WPI alumnus Eric Tapley have contributed toward our electronic newsletter and to introduce our new editor Allison Chisolm. We would appreciate your feedback. Please forward your thoughts, ideas or content for future newsletters to ventureforum@wpi.edu.